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Comptia Project + Project Management
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Risk response planning technique for a threat that creates changes to the project management plan that are meant to either eliminate the risk or to protect the project objectives from its impact.
template
acceptance criteria
risk avoidance (Technique)
budget
2. Multiple attributes associated with each schedule activity that can be included within the activity list. activity attributes include activity codes - predecessor activities - successor activities - logical relationships - leads and lags - resource r
activity attributes (Output/Input)
scope
buyer
slack
3. Any of all process related assets - from any or all of the organizations involved in the project that are or can be used to influence the project's success. these process assets include formal or informal plans - policies - procedures and guidelines.
organizational process assets (Output/Input)
invitation for bid (IFB)
actual cost of work performed
planning package
4. Determining project stakeholder information needs and defining a communication approach
activity identifier
work package
work breakdown structure dictionary
plan communications (Process)
5. The process of prioritizing risks for further analysis or action by assessing and combining their probability of occurrence and impact
quality management plan (Output/Input)
risk tolerance
perform qualitative analysis (Process)
duration (DU or DUR)
6. Number of labor units required to complete a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component
project charter (Output/Input)
scope
risk
effort
7. Structure in which the project manager shares responsibility with the functional managers for assigning priorities and directing the work of persons assigned to the project
develop project team (Process)
close procurements (Process)
matrix organization
project management knowledge area
8. One of the defining points of a schedule network; a junction point joined to some or all of the other dependency lines
decision tree analysis (Technique)
node
portfolio
subproject
9. Temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product - service or result
variance analysis (Technique)
project
performing organization
schedule compression
10. Condition or situation unfavorable to the project - a negative set of circumstances - a negative set of events - a risk that will have a negative impact on a project objective if it occurs - or a possibility for negative changes
threat
estimate at completion (EAC)(Output/Input)
project management
estimate activity durations (Process)
11. Type of procurement document used to request price quotations from prospective sellers of common or standard products or services
performance measurement baseline
application area
preventative action
request for quotation (RFQ)
12. Category or rank used to distinguish items that have the same functional use but do not share the same requirements for quality
project scope
practice
grade
duration (DU or DUR)
13. Deliverable oriented hierarchical decomposition of the work to be executed by the project team to accomplish the project objectives and create the required deliverables
planned value (PV)
work breakdown structure (WBS) (Output/Input)
request for information (RFI)
functional manager
14. Document that establishes criteria and activities for developing and controlling the project schedule
work breakdown structure component
functional organization
time and material contract (T&M)
schedule management plan (Output/Input)
15. Processes to purchase or acquire the products - services or results needed from outside the project team to perform the work
resource leveling (Technique)
path convergence
project procurement management (Knowledge Area)
specification
16. The value of work performed expressed in terms of the approved budget assigned to that work for a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component. ALSO BCWP.
project management body of knowledge
bottom-up estimating (Technique)
code of accounts (Tool)
earned value (EV)
17. Store of historical information and lessons learned about both the outcomes of previous project selection decisions and previous project performance
lessons learned(Output/Input)
lessons learned knowledge base
monitor
procurement management plan (Output/Input)
18. Technique for estimating that applies a weighted average of optimistic - pessimistic and most likely estimates when there is uncertainty with the individual activity estimates
scope change
program evaluation and review technique (PERT)
imposed date
project risk management (Knowledge Area)
19. Information gathering technique examines the project from the perspective of each projects strengths - weaknesses - opportunities - and threats to increase the breadth of the risks considered by risk management
schedule compression
plan quality (Process)
communications management plan (Output/Input)
strengths - weaknesses - opportunities - threats analysis (SWOT)
20. Continuously improving and detailing a plan as more detailed and specific information and more accurate estimates become available as the project progresses and thereby producing more accurate and complete plans that result from the successive iterat
progressive elaboration (Technique)
planning package
bottom-up estimating (Technique)
finish to finish (FF)
21. Group of persons with a shared objective who fulfill their roles with little or no time spent meeting fact to face.
risk acceptance (Technique)
project life cycle
virtual team
scope creep
22. Authorized budget assigned to the scheduled work to be accomplished for a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component
progressive elaboration (Technique)
project management system (Tool)
planned value (PV)
firm fixed price contract (FFP)
23. Schedule activity that has a low total float.
project quality management (Knowledge Area)
near critical activity
threshold
matrix organization
24. Smaller portion of the overall project created when a project is subdivided by their logical relationship
requested change(Output/Input)
risk register (Output/Input)
subproject
finish to start (FS)
25. Judgment provided based upon expertise in an application area - knowledge area - discipline - industry - etc. as appropriate for the activity being performed.
expert judgment (Technique)
specification limits
scope creep
time and material contract (T&M)
26. The earliest point in time on which the uncompleted portions of a schedule activity can start - based on the schedule network logic - the data date and any schedule constraints.
performance measurement baseline
monitor and control project work (Process)
network path
early start date (ES)
27. Tracking team member performance - providing feedback - resolving issues and managing changes to optimize project performance
direct and manage project execution (Process)
reserve analysis (Technique)
manage project team (Process)
request for proposal (RFP)
28. An information gathering technique used as a way to reach a consensus of experts on a subject. experts on the subject participate in the technique anonymously. a facilitator uses a questionnaire to solicit ideas about the important project points rel
assumptions
work breakdown structure component
staffing management plan
Delphi technique (Technique)
29. Performing the work defined in the project management plan to achieve the project's objectives
direct and manage project execution (Process)
time and material contract (T&M)
activity identifier
regulation
30. Describes each component in the work breakdown structure (WBS). for each WBS component - the WBS dictionary includes a brief definition of the scope of statement of work - defined deliverables - a list of associated activities and list of milestones.
successor activity
work breakdown structure dictionary
code of accounts (Tool)
percent complete
31. Budgeted cost of work performed
plan communications (Process)
BCWP
functional manager
simulation
32. Float (total float - free float)
schedule compression
slack
earned value management (EV
three point estimate (Technique)
33. The document that describes the communications needs and expectations for the project; how and in what format information will be communicated; when and where each communication will be made; wan who is responsible for providing each type of communic
develop project management plan (Process)
organizational process assets (Output/Input)
resource leveling (Technique)
communications management plan (Output/Input)
34. Analytical technique to determine the essential features and relationships of components in the project management plan to establish a reserve for the schedule duration - budget - estimated cost or funds for a project
reserve analysis (Technique)
perform integrated change control (Process)
risk
risk mitigation (Technique)
35. Process of numerically analyzing the effect of identified risks on overall project objectives
resource leveling (Technique)
perform quantitative analysis (Process)
sensitivity analysis
collect requirements (Process)
36. Developing an approximation of the monetary resources needed to complete project activities
forward pass
risk category
monitor
estimate costs (Process)
37. Describes how the project management team will implement the performing organizations quality plan.
verification
project management
scope creep
quality management plan (Output/Input)
38. Communicating and working with stakeholders to meet their needs and address issues as they occur
manage stakeholder expectations (Process)
communications management plan (Output/Input)
perform quality assurance (Process)
s-curve
39. The expected total cost of a schedule activity - a work breakdown structure component or the project when the defined scope of work will be completed. Calculated based on performance to date or estimated by the project team based on other factors
historical information
influence diagram (Tool)
estimate at completion (EAC)(Output/Input)
program
40. A diagram that describes a decision under consideration and the implications of choosing one or another of the available alternatives. it is used when some future scenarios or outcomes of actions are uncertain. it incorporates probabilities and costs
deliverable (Output/Input)
scope change
decision tree analysis (Technique)
risk avoidance (Technique)
41. Condition or capability that must be met or possessed by a system - product - service result or component to satisfy a contract - standard - specification or other formally imposed document.
early start date (ES)
requirement
project management office (PMO)
work authorization
42. Planned dates for performing schedule activities and planned dates for meeting schedule milestones
project schedule (Output/Input)
defect repair
project management information system (PMIS) (Tool)
projectized organization
43. Hierarchal organization where each employee has one clear superior and staff are grouped by areas of specialization and managed by a person with expertise in that area.
projectized organization
develop schedule (Process)
functional organization
near critical activity
44. Developing a document that formally authorizes a project or phase and documenting initial requirement that satisfy the stakeholders needs and expectations
resource leveling (Technique)
request for information (RFI)
application area
develop project charter (Process)
45. Logical relationship where initiation of work of the successor activity depends on the completion of work of the predecessor activity
lessons learned knowledge base
reserve
statement of work (SOW)
finish to start (FS)
46. The approved estimate for the project or any work breakdown structure component or any schedule activity
resource
close procurements (Process)
scheduled finish date (SF)
budget
47. Any unique and verifiable product - result - or capability to perform a service that must be produced to complete a process - phase or project.
threat
execute
variance analysis (Technique)
deliverable (Output/Input)
48. A product - result or service generated by a process
early finish date (EF)
start date
direct and manage project execution (Process)
output (Process)
49. Bar chart showing the amount of time that a resource is scheduled to work over a series of time periods.
validation
resource histogram
procurement management plan (Output/Input)
resource breakdown structure
50. Partially complete document in a predefined format that provides a defined structure for collecting - organizing and presenting information and data
secondary risk
path convergence
human resource plan
template